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Untimely Reflections #44: Christopher Satoor (The Young Idealist) - Friedrich Schelling

Chris joined me for a conversation on Friedrich Schelling & German Idealism! In spite of his prominence, Schelling tends to be underdiscussed in popular philosophy circles when it comes to the German Idealist tradition. In this episode, we talk about his essay Philosophical Inqui ...  Show more

139: Ludwig Wittgenstein - Philosophical Investigations, pt 2

In our continuation of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations, we'll discuss Wittgenstein's arguments against the possibility of a private language, which culminates in the position that all subjective experiences of sensations are not communicable. Thus, language must be do ...  Show more

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